Rug-beater.



C. B. HEIM. RUG HEATER APPLICATION HLED MAR. 8. I917- Patented Aug. 14,1917.

. Gums- A5 UNITEDSTATES rA'rENrorn oE.

CHARLES B. HEIM, or ivuincqtmnriiiva.

RUG-BEATER.

To all whom it may concern:

vBe it known that I, CHARLES B. I-IEIM, a. citizen of theUnited'State's, and a resident of Marco, county of Greene, and State ofIndiana, have invented a certain new and useful Rug-Beater; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear,-and exactdescription thereof,- reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in whichli-ke letters refer to like parts.

' This invention relates to a novel means for beating rugs in cleaningthem. As is well known the most satisfactory way to clean rings orcarpets and the like is to beat the dust and dirt out of thennHeretofore it has been necessary to apply manual strength and energy tobeat rugs, which is very tiring.

' The main feature of this invention is the construction of a mechanicaldevice for operating a heater whereby the application of manual strengthand energy is minimized. This is accomplished by me'ansof using a springin connection with the heater. to cause it to suddenly engage the rugswith suflicient force to drive the dust and dirt therefrom, and amanually operated lever for raising the beater to' striking positionagainst thetension of the springs. The use of a lever greatly minimizesthe force and energy necessary to operate the device;

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the followi g. description and claims.

Figii're 1 is a perspective view of the device showing the beater in itslower position. Fig. 2 is a side elevationshowing the beater in elevatedposition. Fig. 3 is a cross 40 section taken on the line 33 of Fig.1.Fig. tie the same as "Fig. 3 with the beater released. Fig. 5 ;is across section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3 showing an enlarged viewthereof.

In the drawing there is'shown a rug beat- 1 ing mechanism having anupright standard 10 with the handle on theupper end thereof adapted tobe grasped and held by the operator, and having a foot piece 11 securedto the bottom thereof and extending outwardly by means of which theoperator" may retain the standard in its upright position and prevent itmoving when operated by means of placing his foot thereon; At the end ortoe of the foot piece 11 there is pivoted a. lever 12 which extendsrearwardly therefrom position as shown in Fig. 2.

Specification. of Letters Patent. P aitlited Aug 14, 1917. i Applicationfiled March 8, 191 7. Ser'ialxNop15332430' I i past the standardand hassecured atv its other end a rug beater 13 of the ordinary constructionand typein commonuse. The lever 12 has integral therewith an arm 13which extends upwardly and over said lever in the same plane therewith,but which is broken off near the standard. The lever 12 is guided in itsmovement by a guard iron 15 which is secured at both ends to the bottomto the standard: and slightly raised therefrom so that the lever 12 andarm 14 may extend between said guard and said standard,- therebyforminga guide in which they may reciprocate back and forth about thepivot point--1-6; of the lever. There is a spiral spring 17 secured atone end to the side of thestandard and at the other end to the arm 14above the pivot point 16, whichits other-end a wire rod 20 which extendsdownwardly through an eyelet, 21 which is secured to the 'standardand isprovided at its'other end with an inwardly bent portion 22 whichforms acatch or latch Said inwardly bent portion or latch is in a positiontoslide longitudinally in a groove 23 in theside of the standard so asto guide it in its operation, and is so constructed that. in

its downward movement it will slide over the arm 14' and in its uppermovement will engage said arm'and shownfin Fig; 2. I

pull it upwardly as In the operation of the device the" operatorgrasps'the upper handle in the standard and places his foot on the footpiece 11 and then tal'ies hold of the handle of the lever 18 and forcesit upwardly thereby causing the rod 20l-to be forced downwardly wherebythe latch 22 will pass over-the 'arm'l4: in positionto engage it asshown in Fig. 1.

Then the operator pulls-downwardly on the lever thereby causing thelatch to engage the arm and pull it upwardly until it is in the Whenthearm, and therefore, the beater is elevated to its highest position thearmis in a position to be disengaged by-the latch and the tension on thespring '17 will cause the beater to be "brought downwardly with theforce and'impetus ordinarily applied in rug beating.

The invention claimed is:

1. A rug beater including a beating element, means for imparting adownward movement to said element, a pivoted hand lever and meanscarried by said hand lever having a latch for intermittently engagingand raising said element to operative position, the portion of thebeating element engaged between the latch'being constructed to move outof the path of movement of the latch when the heating element is raisedto a certain distance.

2. A rug beater including a beating element, a spring for imparting adownward movemei'it to said element, and a hand lever and means pivotedto said hand lever having a latch for raising said element to operativeposition against the tension of said spring, the portion of the beatingelement engaged between the latch being constructed to move out of thepath of movement of the latch when the heating element is raised to acertain distance.

3. A rug beater including a beating element, a standard, a lever towhich said element is secured, said lever being pivoted to 2 saidstandard, means on said standard for imparting a downward movement tosaid lever and element, a hand lever pivoted on said standard and meanscarried by said lever having a latch for raising said element tooperative position, the portion of the beating element engaged betweenthe latch be ing constructed to move out of the path of movement of thelatch when the beating element is raised to a certain distance.

4. A rug beater including a standard, having a projection on the lowerend thereof, a heating element pivoted to said projection, a spring onsaid standard for imparting a downward movement to said element, a handleverfulcrumed to said standard, and means connected with one end ofsaid hand lever having a latching means for raising said element tooperative position, the portion of the beating element engaged betweenthe latch being constructed to move out of the path of movement of thelatch when the heating element is raised to a certain distance.

5. A rug beater including a standard having a projection on the lowerend thereof, a lever pivoted at one end to the end of said projectionand having a beating element secured on the other end thereof, saidlever having an arm integral therewith, a spring connecting said arm tosaid standard for imparting the downward movement to said element, ahand lever fulcrumed to the upper portion of said standard, and a rodpivoted to one end of said hand lever and extending downwardly inposition to engage Copies of this patent may be obtained for five centsecured to said arm and to said standard, for

imparting a downward movement to said element, a hand lever fulcrumed tothe up per portion of said standard and a rod pivoted to the end of saidhand lever and extending downwardly,said rod having alatch on the lowerend thereof in position to engage the end of said arm whereby said armmay be pulled upwardly for raising said element to operative position,the portion of .the heating element engaged between the latch beingconstructed to move out of the path of movement of the latch when theheating element is raised to a certain dis tance, so that the tension ofsaid spring will force said element downwardly.

' 7. A rug beater including a standard having a projection on the lowerend thereof, a lever pivoted to the end of said projection and having anupwardly extending arm integral therewith, a beating element rigidlymounted on the end of said lever, a spring secured to said arm and tosaid standard, for imparting a downward movement to said element, a handlever fulcrumed to the upper portion of said standard and a rod pivotedto the end of said hand lever and extending downwardly, said rod havinga latch on the lower end thereof in position to engage the end of saidarm whereby said arm may be pulled upwardly for raising said element tooperative position, the por-' tion of the beating element engagedbetween the latch being constructed to move out of the path of movementof the latch when the beating element is raised to a certain distance,so that the tension of said spring will force said element downwardly,and a guard secured to the lower end of said standard for retaining saidarm and rod in operative position.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presenceof the witnesses herein named.

CHAs. F. HEIM, J. B. HALL.

5 each, by addressing the fcommissioner of Patents, I Washington, D. G.

